Dorothy H.
Yelp
This was my first time at Patrick Molloy's on this beautiful sunny day in Hermosa Beach. We got to sit anywhere, so we sat outside. There were plenty of umbrellas to shield us from being baked. The menu has plentiful choices, I had a no carb, no sugar Anne's Cucumber Ginger Cider, the poutine with battered fries (you can also have them with tater tots), we also got the fish and chips. The food was delicious and generously portioned, and our waiter was very nice. You may be wondering why only three stars. I shall explain...
We were sitting towards the inside, on the other side of a wooden bench seating and tables. Some women with two dogs were sitting on this bench, behind my friend. One dog stayed on the ground, however, the woman sitting on the bench brought her large dog, I think it was a labrador, onto the bench beside her. Their waiter was fully encouraging it, playing with the dog, and clearly flirting with the women. As dogs will do, he shook himself excitedly, causing all his hair and dander to float directly into my friend's food. I could see it shining in the sunlight. I quickly shielded my dish with a napkin, but it was too late for my friend's. My friend was repulsed by this and ended up having to leave behind his fish and chips, he had only eaten half. We HATE wasting food, especially at $19. I asked our waiter to ask the woman to put her dog on the ground and she begrudgingly did, saying "Well, they could have just asked and I would have taken care of it". I said "Well, it's just common sense." She snidely replied "Oh, common sense, common sense!" She was just another entitled idiot in need of attention.
As much as I loved the food, service, and ambiance, I think dogs should be kept on the ground. Nothing against dogs, it's the owners that suck. Maybe give them some water, but for sanitary reasons, keep them on the ground, because I doubt people want to eat dog hair and feces.